Chael Sonnen On Why He’s Retiring From MMA (Video)

On Wednesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight”, Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. It was announced on Tuesday that Sonnen had a failed a random drug test given by the Nevada State Athletic Commission last month. The three-time UFC title challenger was given the test for his scheduled fight at UFC 175 against Vitor Belfort on July 5 in Las Vegas.

You can watch the announcement video at the top of the page.

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About Steve Muehlhausen

Steven was a featured UFC columnist for Bleacher Report and a writer for MMASucka.com. He was also the host of the MMA show "The Fight Club Chicago" which aired for three years at various websites. You can email Steve at stevemuehlhausen@yahoo.com.